Every eligible voter in Maharashtra deserves a place on the electoral rolls — and now the state is mounting a special drive to make sure they get one. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday, 16 October 2026 called on residents across the state to participate in special voter registration camps, sharing key dates, forms, and a helpline to ease the process.

Four Camp Dates, One Hard Deadline

The camps are scheduled on 17, 18, 24, and 25 October 2026 at polling stations across Maharashtra. Citizens are urged to visit their designated centre, verify their name and details on the current voter list, and complete any pending paperwork before time runs out. The deadline for filing claims and objections is 26 October 2026.

Fadnavis spelt out which form does what: Form 6 for fresh registration, Form 8 for corrections to name or address or a replacement voter ID card, and Form 7 to apply for deletion of a name. Applications can be filed either online or offline, and voters in doubt can call the national helpline at 1950 or visit the Chief Electoral Officer's portal at ceoelection.maharashtra.gov.in.

The Machinery Behind the Drive

The campaign falls under the Chief Electoral Officer, Maharashtra — the state-level arm of the Election Commission of India — which is constitutionally empowered under the Representation of the People Act, 1950 to periodically revise electoral rolls. These summary revision exercises are a standard pre-election tool: they flush out duplicate entries, capture newly eligible voters who have turned 18, and update addresses for those who have moved. The hashtag #SIR attached to Fadnavis's post signals this is part of a formal Summary Intensive Revision cycle.

For Maharashtra — a state with tens of millions of registered voters and a politically competitive landscape — clean, inclusive rolls matter enormously. A single missed name at the booth level can translate into a disenfranchised citizen on polling day.

What Voters in Maharashtra Need to Do Right Now

The window is tight: ten days from today to the claims deadline. Residents should head to their polling station on any of the four camp days, carry a proof of identity and address, and pick the correct form. First-time voters turning 18 on or before the qualifying date should apply via Form 6. Anyone whose name has been misspelt, whose address has changed, or who needs a fresh voter ID card should reach for Form 8. The process is free, and the state has made it available both at the booth and through the online portal.

The final electoral rolls will be published after the 26 October deadline — and that published list is what decides who walks into a polling booth and who is turned away.